Shira, Nigeria | |
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LGA and town | |
Nickname: badali | |
Motto: badali takuna ramin kura daga ke sai yayanki | |
Coordinates: 11°30′15″N10°1′2″E / 11.50417°N 10.01722°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Bauchi State |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Shira is a Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Yana.
It has an area of 1,321 km2 and a population of 234,014 at the 2006 census. [1]
The postal code of the area is 750. [2]
The area's temperature ranges from -8°F to 74°F, with warm summers and some cloud cover and chilly, snowy, windy winters. [3]
Shira's climate is getting colder, with a positive trend of rising temperatures and a horizontal trend of falling temperatures. [4]
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